The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-10-29
House.FuRNIsH,No HINTS.
Points for Economical Ladies-with Apol
ogies to the Fashion Papers of To day.


Points for Economical Ladies-with ApoI-
ogics to the Fashion Papers of To day.
1t frequently happens that women OF
taste. desiring to furnish their homes in
an elegant manner, have not the neces-
sary means to do so. To all such
would say: DO not despair. In the
absence of the money, which would
make 1t easy to purchase the articles
desired, you must use your brains and
economze.
To woman about to go to house.
keeping with limited means, I would
recommend the example of friend OF
mine who recently went to Florida to
live, and who had to make the best of
n not plethoric purse.
She had not the means to purchase a
cupboard, but she took the big box her
piano came in and set 1t in the corner
of the kitchen, with the opening in
front. After papering it inside and out
with comparatively inexpensive wall
paper, at forty cents a bolt, a carpenter
was called in, at only three dollars and
fifty cents day, to nail narrow strips
of board inside for cleats, with boards
sawed the right length placed across
for shelves.
The space underneath made n nice
roomy place for the firkins of raspberry
jam, guava jelly, imported marmalade
and other necessaries. The carpenter
also made smaller box, placed on the
top, and corresponding in length with
the lower one. That was similarly
papered, and shelf put in about half
way between the upper and lower part.
So she had three deep long shelves
for her silver, besides space at the bot
tom for her china.
Covering the whole front of this neat
and convenient cupboard was bro
caded silk plush curtain, arranged to
slide easily back and forth by rings
running on brass rod. The rings
cost but five cents each, the brackets
fifteen cents each, and the rod two dol
lars. She obtained the silk plush at a
bargain-four dollars per yard. Eight
yards sufliccd, making the total cost
only about thirty-five dollars.
AS chairs were scarce, she covered
soap-boxes and the like with silk plush
of handsome shade, which made quite
stylish-looking seats.
Her work-stand is made Of q little
deep, narrow box, one side being used
for the top, of course, with neat strips
of board, painted dark brown. nailed
on the ends for legs, and stand cloth
of antique lace over satin was sufficient
to hide the interior. This stand cloth
cost but eight dollars and twenty-five
cents.
The box that her statuary group
"Coming to the Parson''-came from
the factory in. has always been kept as
) pedestal for that statuette, as it is as
!, high and large across as suitable
stand would be. 1t was covered first
with stiff paper, to give smoother sur.
:, face, and then with an elegant plush
and gilt cover, which cost but sever
dollars and fifty cents. Altogether, i
forms as pretty piece of furniture a.
,, /, a stand made at the factory would do
One not used to any thing but the
regulation chamber sets would be sur
prised to see what pretty substitute:
can be got up after the same genera
style-the tables, with their dainty toile
: accessories; the stands. with their prett,
covers and splashers. My friend pre-
Il fers the real articles, of course; bu
> when they are lacking she will have a
u pretty and convenient substitutes a
) she can get
5 Barrels are also utilized in prett
II way. The one upon which Daisy keep
her music looks quite pretty, covered
u as it is with antique lace over satin. o
course, the inside is used for storage.
: If it were not for taking up too mucl
o room would speak of her shelving il
IL detail. There are so many places wher
= shelf or bracket, even of carved wal
nut, is an added convenience. and al
unsightliness is removed by putting OF
crochctted cover or China silk scarf
!" 1t makes me inwardly groan some
9 times in visiting friends to see thei
n unhandy housekeeping arrangements
making their work so needlessly hard
n when little planning and contrivanc
+, ON their part would make such differ
4 ence and be so Villa,
a. Il. Siuitor. IN Puck.